Melvin J. Dubnick and H. George Frederickson (eds.), ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE: PROMISES AND PROBLEMS (M.E. Sharpe, 2011)



TABLE OF CONTENTS
"Introduction: The Promises of Accountability Research" (Dubnick and Frederickson)
PART I – Complex Challenges
  • Chapter 1 – The Challenge of Multiple Accountability: Does Redundancy lead to Overload? (Schillemans and Bovens)
  • Chapter 2 – The Tangled Web of Accountability in Contracting Networks: The Case of Welfare Reform (Romzek)
  • Chapter 3 – Accountability Challenges in Public Sector Contracting for Complex Products (Brown, Potoski & VanSlyke)
  • Chapter 4 – Accountability for Global Governance Organizations (Koppell)

PART II – Obstacles to Accountability
  • Chapter 5 – Performance Blight and the Tyranny of Light? Accountability in Advanced Performance Measurement Regimes (Pollitt)
  • Chapter 6 – Does Performance Measurement Actually Improve Accountability? (Radin)
  • Chapter 7 – The Accountability Environment of U.S. Counties (Johnson, Pierce & Lovrich)

PART III – Assessing Accountability
  • Chapter 8 – Accountability Institutions And Information In The Policymaking Process (Posner & Schwartz)
  • Chapter 9 – Accountability and Information Technology Enactment: A Cross-National Perspective (Ghere)

PART IV – Adapting to Accountability
  • Chapter 10 – ‘Blame Avoidance and Accountability: Positive, Negative or Neutral?’ (Hood)
  • Chapter 11 – The Challenges of Accountability for International Nongovernmental and Civil Society Organizations (Karns, Shaffer & Ghere)
  • Chapter 12 – Accountability in the Nonprofit Sector: Abandoning the ‘One Size Fits All’ Approach (Kearns)
PART V – Strategies
  • Chapter 13 – Watching the Watchers (Wheeler)
  • Chapter 14 – Accountability and Voluntary Programs (Potoski & Prakesh)
PART VI – Rethinking Accountability
Conclusion: Taking Stock and Moving Forward
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